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Toy2738/155

Toy 2-propeller airplane, made of several pieces of balsa wood nailed together, sits back on tail wing with black plastic wheels down (there may have been a third front wheel). Three small windows at cockpit have clear plastic panes.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
plastic, metal and balsa wood
Made in
Pano, Napo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2738/95

Carved light coloured balsa wood female doll on an oval stand. The basic-outline-shaped figure with carved nose has black facial tattoo and black designs covering the front and sides of the hat, jacket and skirt; the legs, stand and back of the body are plain.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
balsa wood and paint
Made in
Loreto, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/45 a-d

Figure of a hunter, carved from one piece of balsa wood stained brown, on a round base. He carries a woven grass bag (part b) over one shoulder, a bamboo quiver full of sticks (c) and wears a woven grass headband decorated with a few yellow and green feathers (d).

Culture
Canelos Quichua
Material
balsa wood, paint, bamboo grass, feather, seed and grass fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart QuiverB443 a-qq

Fur quiver containing two smaller skin quivers and 40 small darts. Three of the darts have conical balsa wood plugs at their pointed ends; one dart has a metal arrowhead at one end; rest of dart have two pointed ends, one that is less sharp then the other.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
metal, skin, bamboo grass and balsa wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shrunken Head Representation666/1 a-b

Skin formed into the shape of a hollow shrunken head (part a) that is stitched at the back, with long black coarse hair still attached at top. Eyebrows and eyelashes also have trimmed coarse black hair attached. The 'head' is housed in a hexagonal-shaped box (part b) that resembles a small coffin.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
skin, hair and balsa wood ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2600/23

Child's lacquered wooden doll, likely female, with baby on her back. Baby has long insect-like arms and legs wrapping around the main figure, and its head facing to the side.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
balsa wood
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Replica Mortar2600/22 a-c

Carved wooden replica mortar (part a) and two pestles (parts b and c). Zigzag designs on each have been drawn in thin felt pen/marker of dark brown, green, purple and blue. Name written on around base of mortar.

Culture
Embera
Material
balsa wood, paint and felt pen ink
Made in
Darien, Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plaque2600/14 a-h

Set of 8 plaques in two sizes. All are elongated boards with a series of jutting edges, depicting the stylized figure of a spirit familiar. The four larger plaques (parts a-d) have a stylized head on each end, no features. Their bodies are painted with geometric designs of zigzags and dots, painted in brown and pink. The four smaller plaques (parts e-h) have similar designs in brown only, along with a painted image of a simplified human figure. Painted decorations are on one side only. Each plaque was tied to one of four poles, each time a red one and a black one, opposing each other.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
balsa wood, paint and metal
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEg262 a-b

Part a: Exterior box. One length of thin wood, bent to form four sides. Brown gritty surface on two long sides. Blue paper covers base. Top has paper illustration. Part b: Interior box. Has wood sides, paper base, and is covered by blue paper. Slides out either end of exterior box. Top illustration of exterior box is three-headed male, only bare shoulders and heads shown. Heads arranged with one frontal-facing, two in profile facing right and left. All wear red cap-like headdresses, each with gold globe above head. Blue green background. White curved band at top states: 'Trimurti' in red. Yellow then black bands at base state 'safety matches' 'Made in Sweden' in red then black lettering. Black lettering by each face states name: 'Siva', 'Vishnu', then 'Brahma'.

Culture
South India
Material
balsa wood, silicate stone, adhesive and paper
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEd5.2872 a-b

Box (part a) with lid (part b) which slides into grooves on three sides; four red stamps and fourteen characters in black on lid.

Culture
Japanese
Material
balsa wood ? or paint ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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